Cecil Harvey
Official artwork of Cecil Harvey
Game series	Final Fantasy series
First game	Final Fantasy IV
Designed by	Yoshitaka Amano
In-Universe Information
Class/Job	Dark Knight Paladin
Special ability	Dark Wave (DK) Cover/Off (P) White Magic (P)
Age	20
Laterality	Right-Handed

Cecil Harvey (セシル・ハーヴィ, Seshiru Hāvi^?) is the protagonist of the Square Co., Ltd. RPG Final Fantasy IV for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). He is of the typical hero archetype with both strengths he uses to thwart adversity and flaws he must overcome during the course of the game. Image File history File links Drawn by Yoshitaka Amano This work is copyrighted. ... For the first installment in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). ... Final Fantasy IV ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Yoshitaka Amano (天野 喜孝 Amano Yoshitaka, originally 天野 嘉孝 (pronounced the same), born July 28, 1952) is a Japanese artist, best known for his illustrations for Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs for the video game series Final Fantasy. ... Square Co. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Final Fantasy IV ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ... From the Greek , in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) usually fulfills the definitions of what is considered good and noble in the originating culture. ... An archetype is a generic, idealized model of a person, object or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned or emulated. ...

Cecil is one of two sons born to the Lunarian KluYa, who fell in love with a young woman and settled down on Earth many years before the events of Final Fantasy IV. Shortly thereafter, KluYa dies, and after being orphaned at a young age Cecil is taken in by the King of Baron and raised as a Dark Knight. He becomes best friends with other Baron residents, Kain Highwind the Dragoon and Cid Pollendina the engineer. He also develops a romantic relationship with the beautiful Rosa Farrell the White Mage. Eventually he is promoted into the command of Baron's airship fleet, the "Red Wings". When the King orders Cecil to rob the magical town of Mysidia of its Water Crystal, Cecil begins to question his king's morality in issuing the order. For his disobedience, Cecil is relieved of his command as Captain of the Red Wings and ordered to deliver a Bomb Ring (Package in the American release) to the village Mist. After the ring releases a fiery explosion, presumably killing most of the inhabitants, he renounces his loyalty to the throne. He becomes involved in a plot involving Golbez, the mysterious new captain of the Red Wings, and his desire to gather the various crystals of the world. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Final Fantasy character classes. ... Kain Highwind , Cain Highwind in the original Japanese language version) is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... The Dragon Knight ) is a character class (or job) featured in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Cid Pollendina is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Rosa Farrell (sometimes spelled Farrel) is a fictional character from the SquareSoft RPG Final Fantasy IV for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). ... The White Mage , or しろまどうし in earlier games without kanji support) is a character class (or job) in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role playing games. ... Square Co. ...

Like in the other Final Fantasy games, Cecil encounters many other characters who assist him in his journey to find the crystals. Eventually, Cecil learns that the only way to conquer the evil threatening the world is by becoming a Paladin, and literally defeating his own dark side in the process. Cecil is the only character in Final Fantasy IV to change his character class. For the first installment in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). ... Paladin is a character class in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and later role-playing games, many of which were influenced by D&D. The class is loosely based on the paladins of medieval romance. ...

Skills As A Dark Knight

Dark

In the Japanese version, Cecil's Dark ability sends waves of dark energy from Cecil's blade, causing damage to all enemies at the cost of some of Cecil's own HP. Dark Wave does not appear as a usable ability in the original American release of Final Fantasy II. However, during the mirror battle with Cecil's doppelganger on Mount Ordeals, the enemy Cecil uses the attack. This omission causes the mirror fight in the original USA release to make less sense; an American player would not have realized the wave drained the HP of the Dark Knight reflection with each use. The Dark ability was restored in the US PlayStation and Game Boy Advance remake. The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Skills As A Paladin

After becoming a Paladin, Cecil obtains two new skills, though he loses Dark Wave.

Cover/Off

Cover, an ability that appears in many Final Fantasy games. When using Cover, Cecil protects another character in the party by taking their own damage. After using the skill, the command Off appears in its place. The sole purpose of Off is to discontinue Covering a character. The move is also performed automatically if a character has low HP. Cecil will not use Cover if his own HP is low. However, he will continue to automatically block other characters if their HP is low until Cecil dies.

White Magic

Like the Knights of the first Final Fantasy, Paladin Cecil possesses great strength and physical ability, as well as the ability to use a limited amount of white magic. White magic involves spells that heal or protect your character, or is used offensively against undead enemies. Warrior (From Middle English, from Old North French, to make war) is a character class (or job) found in many computer role-playing games, most notably in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series. ... Final Fantasy ) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Cameo

Cecil appears as an armor salesman of the Gothica Era location Ebon Keep in Secret of Evermore. The music track for the village is even titled "Cecil's Town." Secret of Evermore, released in North America on September 18, 1995, is a role playing video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. ...